Catastrophes
Why 2022 is already a historic wildfire season
Gain insights into the 2022 wildfire season in the United States and learn how early snow melts contribute to greater wildfire risk.
Proposed wildfire rules could reshape insurance pricing in California
California may implement new wildfire rating regulations that could impact personal and commercial property insurers.
Are property owners and insurers ready for the next big earthquake?
The big question facing many insurers and policyholders is: Are we equipped for these rare-but-devastating disasters?
Evolving exposure: Lessons from the 2021 wildfire season
In our newest wildfire report, we take the measure of another year of record-setting wildfires
Hail in Southern California: Making sense of hail’s changing geography
Hail is spreading out into new regions of the country that aren’t traditionally exposed to hail risk.
Big data challenges to enterprise risk management
Big data is critical to managing enterprisewide risk, but storing, managing, and processing it all poses significant challenges.
Next Generation Modeling for Direct, Facultative, and Treaty Lines
The fourth and final installment of Verisk's Next Generation Modeling series, we discuss various aspects of reinsurance loss accumulation with spatial correlation.
Four things insurers need to know about 2021's hailstorms
More than 6.8 million properties were affected by one or more damaging hailstorms, a nearly 10 percent increase from 2020
Using a data ecosystem to capture impacts of Colorado’s Marshall Fire
A new Verisk wildfire case study breaks down the data suite used to evaluate the aftermath of the recent Marshall Fire in Colorado.
Sewer backup: Paddling into flood insurance insights
When confronting the sewer backup peril, understanding both coverage & related weather factors can help you better understand and account for your policyholders' exposure
Verisk 2021 wildfire risk analysis provides updated data on rising threat
Fully understanding the peril of wildfire and the primary risk factors involved is crucial to accurate property underwriting. FireLine® Risk Reports can help keep you…
Unprecedented behavior: Wildfires have jumped the Sierra Nevada
The Caldor Fire in California and Nevada is the second known instance—both occurring in 2021—of a wildfire crossing the Sierra Nevada.
Wildfire season turns explosive with Bootleg, Dixie fires
Massive wildfires continued to burn in Oregon and California, feeding on fuels dried by prolonged drought and weather conditions that promoted their spread
Next Generation Financial Modeling for Commercial Lines
Learn about the propagation of uncertainty to commercial lines—loss accumulation and complex (re)insurance structures.
Overcoming the challenge of cross-class clash
Learn about cross-class clash, it's potential impact to your organization and how Verisk solutions can help you address it.